How much does a translator make in each country?
144 countries, median gross salary a year in dollars.
Each line is a country, on a log scale from $100 to $100,000 a year.
Where they earn the most
- Switzerland$92,160
- Luxembourg$75,650
- United States$70,930
- Iceland$65,930
- Qatar$61,680
Where pay goes furthest
- Qatar$79,310
- Luxembourg$76,690
- Germany$76,580
- Switzerland$71,900
- United States$70,930
| # | Country | Yearly | Monthly | Local currency | Cost of living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland estimate | $92,160 | $7,680 | CHF 82,930 | $71,900 |
| 2 | Luxembourg estimate | $75,650 | $6,305 | €67,760 | $76,690 |
| 3 | United States | $70,930 | $5,910 | $70,930 | |
| 4 | Iceland estimate | $65,930 | $5,494 | kr 8,399,200 | $57,650 |
| 5 | Qatar estimate | $61,680 | $5,140 | QAR 224,500 | $79,310 |
| 6 | Denmark estimate | $59,350 | $4,946 | kr 395,500 | $56,780 |
| 7 | Germany | $58,000 | $4,833 | €51,950 | $76,580 |
| 8 | Norway estimate | $56,600 | $4,717 | kr 512,200 | $58,830 |
| 9 | Belgium estimate | $54,440 | $4,536 | €48,760 | $62,420 |
| 10 | Austria estimate | $54,410 | $4,534 | €48,730 | $64,170 |
| 11 | Ireland estimate | $53,670 | $4,473 | €48,070 | $52,540 |
| 12 | Canada | $53,090 | $4,424 | CA$74,680 | |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $52,820 | $4,401 | £39,460 | $57,180 |
| 14 | Netherlands estimate | $52,380 | $4,365 | €46,910 | $60,410 |
| 15 | Finland estimate | $47,820 | $3,985 | €42,830 | $52,770 |
| 16 | Australia | $43,630 | $3,635 | A$63,490 | |
| 17 | Singapore estimate | $43,160 | $3,596 | SGD 57,980 | $54,750 |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China estimate | $42,860 | $3,572 | HK$332,700 | $51,540 |
| 19 | Sweden estimate | $41,290 | $3,441 | kr 393,100 | $45,620 |
| 20 | Israel estimate | $39,910 | $3,326 | ₪128,900 | $31,850 |
| 21 | France estimate | $39,790 | $3,316 | €35,640 | $48,070 |
| 22 | Italy estimate | $35,090 | $2,924 | €31,430 | $48,150 |
| 23 | Spain estimate | $31,640 | $2,636 | €28,330 | $46,060 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates estimate | $31,000 | $2,583 | AED 113,900 | $46,110 |
| 25 | South Korea estimate | $29,880 | $2,490 | ₩38,583,600 | $42,680 |
| 26 | Cyprus estimate | $29,790 | $2,482 | €26,680 | $44,510 |
| 27 | Slovenia estimate | $29,340 | $2,445 | €26,280 | $43,800 |
| 28 | Malta estimate | $28,570 | $2,381 | €25,010 | $39,790 |
| 29 | Portugal estimate | $27,910 | $2,326 | €25,000 | $42,980 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia estimate | $25,940 | $2,162 | SAR 97,280 | $50,130 |
| 31 | Bahamas estimate | $24,460 | $2,039 | BSD 24,460 | $22,100 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico estimate | $24,380 | $2,031 | $26,000 | |
| 33 | Czechia estimate | $23,420 | $1,951 | Kč 515,200 | $34,960 |
| 34 | Greece estimate | $23,390 | $1,949 | €20,950 | $35,680 |
| 35 | Brunei estimate | $23,170 | $1,931 | BND 29,350 | $38,760 |
| 36 | Lithuania estimate | $22,700 | $1,892 | €20,330 | $36,550 |
| 37 | Barbados estimate | $22,510 | $1,875 | BBD 45,010 | $18,760 |
| 38 | Estonia estimate | $22,410 | $1,868 | €20,080 | $29,530 |
| 39 | Costa Rica estimate | $21,460 | $1,788 | ₡10,804,200 | $34,350 |
| 40 | Latvia estimate | $20,640 | $1,720 | €18,480 | $33,080 |
| 41 | Romania estimate | $19,710 | $1,642 | lei 87,040 | $40,400 |
| 42 | Croatia estimate | $18,980 | $1,582 | €128,100 | $32,260 |
| 43 | Slovakia estimate | $18,600 | $1,550 | €16,660 | $29,100 |
| 44 | Hungary estimate | $18,450 | $1,537 | Ft 6,464,600 | $31,850 |
| 45 | Poland estimate | $16,220 | $1,352 | zł 68,090 | $29,570 |
| 46 | Türkiye estimate | $14,880 | $1,240 | ₺587,100 | $33,090 |
| 47 | Uruguay estimate | $14,600 | $1,217 | UYU 587,100 | $20,040 |
| 48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina estimate | $13,830 | $1,152 | KM 24,220 | $31,210 |
| 49 | Panama estimate | $13,700 | $1,142 | PAB 13,700 | $27,580 |
| 50 | Bulgaria estimate | $13,650 | $1,137 | €23,900 | $29,120 |
| 51 | Serbia estimate | $13,240 | $1,103 | RSD 1,392,700 | $26,010 |
| 52 | Botswana estimate | $12,990 | $1,082 | P 176,100 | $33,150 |
| 53 | Chile estimate | $12,820 | $1,068 | CLP 12,096,600 | $26,020 |
| 54 | Palau estimate | $12,620 | $1,052 | $12,610 | |
| 55 | Montenegro estimate | $10,880 | $907 | €8,192 | $18,650 |
| 56 | Belize estimate | $10,750 | $896 | BZD 21,500 | $16,840 |
| 57 | North Macedonia estimate | $10,650 | $887 | MKD 587,700 | $21,460 |
| 58 | Malaysia estimate | $10,490 | $874 | RM 44,090 | $28,050 |
| 59 | South Africa estimate | $10,110 | $842 | R 166,300 | $22,430 |
| 60 | Marshall Islands estimate | $9,785 | $815 | $9,849 | |
| 61 | Lebanon estimate | $9,347 | $779 | L£14,090,400 | $18,830 |
| 62 | Honduras estimate | $8,797 | $733 | L 228,300 | $18,100 |
| 63 | Peru estimate | $8,778 | $732 | PEN 31,310 | $16,250 |
| 64 | Brazil estimate | $8,756 | $730 | R$48,920 | $18,950 |
| 65 | Colombia estimate | $8,691 | $724 | COP 35,225,900 | $21,150 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic estimate | $8,551 | $713 | DOP 530,000 | $22,260 |
| 67 | Mauritius estimate | $8,433 | $703 | Rs 391,400 | $19,650 |
| 68 | Eswatini estimate | $8,205 | $684 | SZL 146,800 | |
| 69 | Guatemala estimate | $7,946 | $662 | Q 61,030 | $17,780 |
| 70 | Maldives estimate | $7,898 | $658 | MVR 121,500 | $12,000 |
| 71 | Argentina estimate | $7,886 | $657 | ARS 9,785,000 | $14,800 |
| 72 | Ecuador estimate | $7,828 | $652 | $17,730 | |
| 73 | Thailand estimate | $7,642 | $637 | ฿251,300 | $23,690 |
| 74 | Mexico estimate | $7,500 | $625 | MX$144,300 | $12,760 |
| 75 | El Salvador estimate | $7,400 | $617 | $15,780 | |
| 76 | Russia estimate | $7,179 | $598 | ₽528,800 | $20,530 |
| 77 | Djibouti estimate | $6,882 | $574 | DJF 1,223,100 | $12,420 |
| 78 | Fiji estimate | $6,802 | $567 | FJD 15,430 | $16,660 |
| 79 | Samoa estimate | $6,681 | $557 | WST 17,970 | $9,775 |
| 80 | Albania estimate | $6,596 | $550 | ALL 702,900 | $15,260 |
| 81 | Guyana estimate | $6,570 | $548 | GYD 1,369,900 | $14,090 |
| 82 | Bolivia estimate | $6,372 | $531 | Bs 44,030 | $16,310 |
| 83 | Jordan estimate | $6,202 | $517 | JOD 4,403 | $13,710 |
| 84 | Paraguay estimate | $5,836 | $486 | ₲44,032,400 | $15,320 |
| 85 | Mongolia estimate | $5,520 | $460 | ₮19,569,900 | $16,570 |
| 86 | Jamaica estimate | $5,513 | $459 | JMD 611,600 | $8,749 |
| 87 | Moldova estimate | $5,451 | $454 | MDL 94,720 | $10,800 |
| 88 | Tonga estimate | $5,326 | $444 | TOP 12,590 | $6,912 |
| 89 | Philippines estimate | $5,195 | $433 | ₱297,600 | $14,350 |
| 90 | Cape Verde estimate | $4,896 | $408 | CVE 486,600 | $9,661 |
| 91 | Bhutan estimate | $4,795 | $400 | BTN 401,200 | $19,220 |
| 92 | Vanuatu estimate | $4,544 | $379 | VUV 440,300 | $3,717 |
| 93 | Vietnam estimate | $4,495 | $375 | ₫108,613,100 | $15,170 |
| 94 | Senegal estimate | $4,204 | $350 | F CFA 2,446,200 | $10,800 |
| 95 | Kazakhstan estimate | $4,176 | $348 | ₸1,361,500 | $10,850 |
| 96 | Tunisia estimate | $4,001 | $333 | TND 11,740 | $14,320 |
| 97 | Côte d’Ivoire estimate | $3,922 | $327 | F CFA 2,446,200 | $10,520 |
| 98 | Cambodia estimate | $3,901 | $325 | ៛15,655,900 | $10,630 |
| 99 | Kiribati estimate | $3,747 | $312 | A$5,640 | $6,007 |
| 100 | India estimate | $3,593 | $299 | ₹313,100 | $15,780 |
| 101 | Georgia estimate | $3,443 | $287 | ₾11,090 | $10,330 |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea estimate | $3,295 | $275 | FCFA 1,998,700 | $7,248 |
| 103 | Chad estimate | $3,257 | $271 | FCFA 2,031,500 | $9,608 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan estimate | $3,112 | $259 | UZS 34,392,900 | $11,470 |
| 105 | Zambia estimate | $2,992 | $249 | ZK 78,280 | $10,350 |
| 106 | Suriname estimate | $2,772 | $231 | SRD 68,490 | $7,660 |
| 107 | Mozambique estimate | $2,758 | $230 | MZN 176,100 | $7,302 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste estimate | $2,642 | $220 | $5,930 | |
| 109 | Yemen estimate | $2,531 | $211 | YER 555,700 | $8,389 |
| 110 | Burkina Faso estimate | $2,522 | $210 | F CFA 1,467,700 | $7,601 |
| 111 | Mali estimate | $2,421 | $202 | F CFA 1,467,700 | $7,630 |
| 112 | Kenya estimate | $2,364 | $197 | KES 241,100 | $5,573 |
| 113 | Comoros estimate | $2,352 | $196 | CF 978,500 | $4,291 |
| 114 | Ghana estimate | $2,182 | $182 | GH₵27,400 | $5,219 |
| 115 | Cameroon estimate | $2,180 | $182 | FCFA 1,076,300 | $4,498 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka estimate | $2,105 | $175 | Rs 636,000 | $7,270 |
| 117 | Congo - Brazzaville estimate | $2,081 | $173 | FCFA 978,500 | $3,139 |
| 118 | Nepal estimate | $2,060 | $172 | Rs 215,300 | $7,092 |
| 119 | Guinea estimate | $1,918 | $160 | FG 17,612,900 | $5,850 |
| 120 | Indonesia estimate | $1,898 | $158 | Rp 30,091,500 | $5,895 |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau estimate | $1,882 | $157 | F CFA 1,174,200 | $5,318 |
| 122 | Lesotho estimate | $1,869 | $156 | LSL 34,250 | $5,579 |
| 123 | Bangladesh estimate | $1,862 | $155 | ৳215,300 | $6,525 |
| 124 | Ukraine estimate | $1,802 | $150 | ₴46,050 | $7,412 |
| 125 | Armenia estimate | $1,723 | $144 | ֏831,700 | $4,996 |
| 126 | Angola estimate | $1,687 | $141 | Kz 1,467,700 | $4,717 |
| 127 | Uganda estimate | $1,500 | $125 | UGX 5,381,700 | $4,092 |
| 128 | Ethiopia estimate | $1,499 | $125 | ETB 65,560 | $4,879 |
| 129 | Benin estimate | $1,492 | $124 | F CFA 929,600 | $4,523 |
| 130 | Niger estimate | $1,487 | $124 | F CFA 927,600 | $4,563 |
| 131 | Togo estimate | $1,486 | $124 | F CFA 926,900 | $4,202 |
| 132 | Laos estimate | $1,464 | $122 | ₭20,548,400 | $5,536 |
| 133 | Congo - Kinshasa estimate | $1,453 | $121 | CDF 1,467,700 | $2,990 |
| 134 | Myanmar (Burma) estimate | $1,416 | $118 | K 1,957,000 | $4,494 |
| 135 | Pakistan estimate | $1,206 | $100 | Rs 339,000 | $5,183 |
| 136 | Egypt estimate | $1,080 | $90 | E£48,920 | $7,038 |
| 137 | Sudan estimate | $1,074 | $89 | SDG 587,100 | $2,618 |
| 138 | Afghanistan estimate | $1,039 | $87 | ؋79,790 | $5,054 |
| 139 | Burundi estimate | $1,010 | $84 | BIF 1,934,100 | $3,051 |
| 140 | Liberia estimate | $978 | $82 | LRD 978 | $2,427 |
| 141 | Rwanda estimate | $965 | $80 | RF 1,272,000 | $3,520 |
| 142 | Gambia estimate | $864 | $72 | GMD 41,590 | $2,790 |
| 143 | Malawi estimate | $859 | $72 | MWK 313,100 | $2,633 |
| 144 | Nigeria estimate | $331 | $28 | ₦489,200 | $1,842 |
Cost of living adjusted: what that salary would buy in the United States (purchasing power parity dollars).